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Originally posted by KactusKiller View PostYes put a large feed pen maybe 10-11 hog panels in a circle. When i started the feeder at my place the hogs took over so i pened it and now pigs have all but disappeared.
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You should build hog panels around your feeders. Make them pretty wide plenty of space for the deer.
I also cut the top layer of the hog panels off with bolt cutters so that 1 it's easy for me to get over and 2 easier for the young deer to get over.
Feed supplemental protein in the offseason as well as light corn feeding and in just 1 offseason you'll have tons of regular deer and way less hogs.
The hogs will still be there, they just wont be able to lock down your feeders.
You might also consider a trough of some sort if you don't have good consistent water on the place. Or if your neighbors do put the feeder sort of towards where their ponds are.Last edited by DeadEyeB; 11-10-2017, 05:23 AM.
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Any suggestions on plots? I was going to do clover in the front 1.5 acres for low maintenance. On the south end I have a decent field about 2-3 acres that I may do the orchard in but a food plot would be easier I am sure. I know that I won't make the time to manage multiple plots so one large plot would be simple. The main goal is good stewardship of the land with hunting as an added bonus.
I have calculated that hinge cutting my sweet gums will be the easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to get food to the ground level. I am still working on clearing around the oaks so that natural native growth can happen too.
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Originally posted by robert13t View PostAny suggestions on plots? I was going to do clover in the front 1.5 acres for low maintenance. On the south end I have a decent field about 2-3 acres that I may do the orchard in but a food plot would be easier I am sure. I know that I won't make the time to manage multiple plots so one large plot would be simple. The main goal is good stewardship of the land with hunting as an added bonus.
I have calculated that hinge cutting my sweet gums will be the easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to get food to the ground level. I am still working on clearing around the oaks so that natural native growth can happen too.
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My place is in Navarro co and we have a lot of pecan. I have pretty much every tree there is except pine. Also plums, grapes and dewberrys. I plowed one spot about 1ac and did a mix of seed. Have another spot that I plan to do in the spring next yr.
my place is about 32 ac. Looks a lot like yours except instead of the creek we have a small dirt tank. Our creeks are just drainage into the nearby lake. I don't plan to shoot any doe for at least a couple yrs to help the population as much as possible.
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